LeBron James, commonly referred to as the “Chosen One”, was compared to God in the postgame interview of Indiana Pacers guard George Hill, and James wanted no part of it.

The Heat star is willing to refer to himself as a king, but not as a God. He made that clear when asked about George’s comments, which broke down the scary ability James possesses with the ball in his hand.

“It’s only like one person that’s more scarier than that and that’s God,” Hill said. “I’m sure if we were looking at Him in the face we would be very nervous. I’m sure He could make all the plays that we want people to make. LeBron is a great player, he’s the MVP for a reason, he’s one of the best to ever play this game. He’s a big focal point. We know that when he’s up there probing the floor and looking at everything that we can’t just focus on him, we have to focus on the people around him, because he’s a great play-maker. He has our full attention.”

Approached about the comparison, James played coy, making sure to say the right thing.

In response, James pointed out that he is not infallible, using his two late turnovers—which proved costly in a 97-93 Game 2 loss to Indiana—as evidence that he is only human.

“I’m nowhere near close,” he said. “I made two mistakes tonight that hurt our team. That hurt more than anything, to let my teammates down. They expect me to make plays down the stretch. I had the ball with the opportunity to make a couple of plays and I came up short. That burns, but the best thing about it is that this isn’t college. It’s not one loss and you’re done. I’ll have another opportunity to get better in Game 3.”

James has not disappointed in these playoffs. He finished Game 1 with a triple-double of 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and blew by Pacers star Paul George for a game-winning layup. In a Game 2 loss, he had 36 points on 14-of-20 shooting and added eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.

As SI.com's Point Forward stated, Hill’s comments conjure up memories of a quote from Larry Bird, who spoke to Michael Jordan’s God-like performance in a 135-131 double-overtime loss of Game 2 to the Celtics in the 1986 NBA playoffs. Jordan had 63 points in the first-round matchup as a second-year player.

“I didn’t think anyone was capable of doing what Michael has done to us,” Bird said, according to NBA.com. “He is the most exciting, awesome player in the game today. I think it’s just God disguised as Michael Jordan.”

Hill will next see James with the ball in his hands in Game 3 on Sunday in Indianapolis.